Aston Villa from the Premier League has shown remarkable performance in the Champions League this season, managing to overcome strong contenders like Liverpool in Europe's premier club tournament.
That commendable streak will face significant challenges when they head to the City of Light to take on the high-flying Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their quarter-final clash on Wednesday.
PSG secured the Ligue 1 championship over the weekend and are now just six games away from completing an undefeated season domestically. Although they haven’t dominated in Europe to the same extent, their victory against Liverpool in the last round served as a strong statement about their ambitions for the tournament.
The French team dancing towards the league title has led Paris Saint-Germain to give several crucial players some much-needed breaks recently. However, their insufficient competitive challenge within France has frequently been pointed out as a factor behind their recurring failures in Europe. If anybody could exploit any apparent signs of rustiness, it would be Unai Emery, known for pulling off upsets.
The Sporting News goes over the most recent squad information and injury reports, along with the announced starting lineups.
Paris Saint-Germain versus Aston Villa starters announced, confirmed beginning 11, squad updates
A significant duty is placed upon them. Lucas Beraldo in place of the suspended PSG captain Marquinhos .
Luis Enrique gave Ousmane Dembele some downtime during the weekend, but then makes a return to the forefront alongside Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue
The only injury concern for PSG was Kang-in Lee , yet he has resumed training and made the bench.
PSG (4-3-3 formation from right to left): Donnarumma (goalkeeper) - Hakimi, Beraldo, Pacho, Nuno Mendes - Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, João Neves - Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia.
PSG subs: Safonov (Goalkeeper), Tenas (Goalkeeper), Kimpembe, Goncalo Ramos, Lee, Hernandez, Mayumu, Barcolo, Zaire-Emery, Mbaye.
Injured: Lee (ankle, doubt).
Suspended: Marquinhos (yellow accumulation).
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Marcus Rashford kicks off at the forefront for Aston Villa, with Ollie Watkins beside the loanee from PSG Marco Asensio .
Ross Barkley ends up sitting on the bench after last playing in January because of a calf injury but Leon Bailey remains absent.
Pau Torres partners Ezri Konsa at centre-back, with Boubacar Kamara and Youri Tielemans chosen as the two central midfielders.
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1, right to left): E. Martinez (Goalkeeper) - Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne - Kamara, Tielemans - McGinn, M. Rogers, Ramsey - Rashford.
Aston Villa subs: Olsen (GK), Proctor (GK), Mings, Disasi, Maatsen, Bogarde, Onana, Barkley, Asensio, Watkins.
Injured: Bailey (knock, uncertain), Barkley (calf, unsure).
Suspended: None.
Ineligible: Malen (unregistered), A. Garcia (unregistered).
PSG vs. Aston Villa live stream, TV channel
Below is the information on viewing this UEFA Champions League quarter-final first-leg match across various key regions globally:
| Date | Time | TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Wed, Apr. 9 | 3 p.m. Eastern Time / 12 p.m. Pacific Time | - | Paramount+ , ViX |
| Canada | Wed, Apr. 9 | 3 p.m. Eastern Time / 12 p.m. Pacific Time | - | DAZN |
| UK | Wed, Apr. 9 | 8 p.m. BST | TNT Sports 1 | discovery+ |
| Australia | Thu, Apr. 10 | 7 a.m. AEST | - | Stan Sport |